【推荐1】Whether it is in a family board game, or during competitive sports, it can be easy to spot sore losers. During those times when we are faced with loss, sore losers struggle more than others.

When sore losers notice that they are lowering in the rankings, they may try to win at all costs.    1     Therefore, they’re prepared to do anything in their power to avoid them even if that involves immoral behaviours.

    2    They constantly calculate their unlikelihood of a win in the competitions. And when the risk of losing is very high, they will immediately withdraw from the game. That’s because quitting is the last way to ensure losing doesn’t happen.

Perhaps the biggest revealing of sore losers is their attitude.    3    This can be linked back to evolutionary benefits, as channeling this frustration helped our ancestors succeed. After losing a hunt, for example, these feelings made them try harder until they were successful.

What can we do to avoid becoming sore losers? One way in the first place is to play and explore what you’re good at without any success criteria. Then when it does come to losing, identify what was within your control and whether it was down to luck, talent, or practice.     4    Winning feels essential now, but how will the result affect you tomorrow? Chances are, it-won’t be as significant then.     5    

【推荐2】Tips That Will Help Your Family Sleep Better

Whatever your situation looks like, it is important to prioritize(优先) sleep health. Here are tips to help you build routines that allow your family to get better sleep.

Set a sleep schedule

It’s important to understand how a consistent sleep schedule helps improve sleep quality. As kids adjust themselves to the school schedule, there’s an opportunity for parents to ease children into a new wake-up time.

    1    . In other words, once they get up earlier, they’ll be ready for bed earlier, too.

Go outside

    2    . You might consider having breakfast outside and taking the dog for a walk. Being outdoors in the morning, along with interacting as a family, can be powerful in terms of establishing a new rhythm and will get a conversation going with the brain, so you naturally become used to your new routine.

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Research shows that regular exercise improves the quality and duration of sleep. It doesn’t have to be an intense or prolonged（持续时间长的） workout, but making time every dayto get moving will help you and your children sleep better. Just be sure to wrap up any intense exercise before you begin to relax for the night.     4    

Set up daily family check-ins

Make time each day to connect with your family, even for just a few minutes - at the dinner table, before bed, whenever it makes sense for your schedule. First, you can ask: “What was the best part of your day?” or “What fun thing happens to you?”     5    . After all, a strong family bond can work wonders to everyone’s sleep.

【推荐3】What it Takes to Go from Hobbyist to Full-time Photographer

Taking your photography hobby to a place where you actually make a good living takes a lot of work. But if you do it the right way, you will have a FUN, life-changing and exciting ride!

You LOVE photography so much that it's ALL you think about. Your camera is your baby and the only thing you want for Christmas is a new lens!

You are willing to put a minimum of 10-15 hours a week into learning, creating, and building your business.

You can build your business while you still keep your day job.

As the owner of a photography business, you need to master a lot more than the camera. You must be willing to learn how to design your blog, run a Facebook page, connect with clients and so much more-it's an entire business and lifestyle to embrace and enjoy.

One of the keys to success in the photography industry is to choose a niche, a passion that you combine with photography.

If you love dogs, for example, and know everything about them, you might want to consider specializing in dog portraits. If you are the master of cake baking and love decorating cakes, you might want to consider specializing in photographing pastry. The possibilities are endless!

If you truly want to grow your business, take your time to connect with people. Show your support, write comments, cheer, be positive and say "THANK YOU" when people care about you and take their time to like your work. Be nice and give people a reason to care.

The true goal is to ACT, despite the fear you are feeling. Ninety-percent of the time, fear is just thoughts running through your mind, and has nothing to do with reality.

YOU deserve the best of the best. Now go for it!

【推荐2】One of my close friends seems to be distancing himself from me now. I have tried facing him, who just pretends I’m not there, and I’ve asked for advice from other friends. I feel I’m not good enough. What am I doing wrong to make someone act in such a manner toward me?

If you also suffer from such a situation, you probably have come across a great principle of psychology: the tendency to see reality only through your own feelings and perspective. You will find a much smoother path through the social world if you recognize that not everything that happens to you is about you. In fact, many other possibilities exist. Perhaps your friend is busy with other matters or is dealing internally with problems of his own.

What’s troubling you is the double dose（剂量）of negativity about yourself—you assume you’ve done something wrong and, facing your friend’s disturbing behavior, you’re quick to call in bad feelings about yourself. As Eleanor Roosevelt said, “No one can make you feel bad without your permission.”

We humans are all imperfect creatures: if there is some aspect of your personality or behavioral style that you feel needs improvement, then you’re just like everyone else. Studies show that a large number of people at every age want to better some fundamental aspect of themselves.

The situation you’re in calls for inquiry, which is especially helpful in repairing social relationships. If you want to know what’s going on, you might approach your friend directly by saying how much you’re feeling shut out from your friendship, that you miss it, and that you’d like to know what seems to have gone off the track. You’ll get an honest response only by asking straight. And if it turns out that you did do something that wasn’t well received, you can decide whether it’s something about you that needs fixing.

【推荐3】It’s the end of August, and it’s time to start thinking about going back to school. For some, it’s a very exciting time. For others, however, they can feel very stressful. There are lots of things to do if you want to have a great first day at school.

Stay busy throughout the summer holiday. Usually those who struggle (挣扎) on their first days are people who spend too much of their summer holiday indoors and relaxing. So you should try to stay active and busy over the course of the holiday. There are lots of things you can do, such as getting a summer job or taking up a sport.

Continue learning over the summer holiday. People who struggle the most at first are those who aren’t learning over the holiday. Learning itself doesn’t have to be boring! You can learn about anything you want. Simply keeping your brain in the habit of learning will give you an extra advantage when it’s time to go back to school.

Spend time with friends that will attend the same school. If you have any friends living in the same neighborhood, there are chances that you will go to the same school! Make a point of creating stronger bonds (关系) with those friends. Spend part of your summer holiday with them, and grow closer. While there’s always some worry about going into the first day of school, having friends around that care about you makes it much easier.

Buy your school supplies. The most important thing you can do in preparation for your first day is make sure you have all of the equipment you need. Though the types of materials you’ll need differ from class to class, certain things, like pens and paper, will be used for all classes.